Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1645

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MANUAL - NV3500 (Continued)
(2) Unseat output shaft bearing from bearing bore
in rear housing. With a plastic/rawhide hammer tap
rear housing upward and off output shaft bearing
(Fig. 23).
Fig. 23 Seperate Rear Housing From Output Shaft
Bearing - 2WD
1 - REAR HOUSING
2 - PLASTIC OR RAWHIDE MALLET
3 - FIXTURE 6747
(3) Lift rear housing up and off geartrain (Fig. 24).
(4) Remove countershaft rear bearing from coun-
tershaft (Fig. 25).
(5) Examine condition of bearing bore and idler
shaft notch in rear housing . Replace housing if any
of these components are damaged.
Fig. 24 Rear Housing - 2WD
1 - REAR HOUSING
2 - SHIFT FORKS AND GEARTRAIN
Fig. 25 Countershaft Rear Bearing
1 - COUNTERSHAFT REAR BEARING
2 - OUTPUT SHAFT
3 - COUNTER SHAFT
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